BDC

[Former Member]

High Everybody

Can anybody plz tell me the difference between UPLOAD & GUI_UPLOAD FUNCTION IN bdc

When i was using the function UPLOAD..thr was a message.. this funciton is obsolete..don use..

Actually i was uploading a flat file (txt) and the data was uploaded with funcion UPLOAD while there was an error when GUI_UPLOAD function was used

Thanks in Advance

[Former Member]

Nikita,

These functions are obsolete and cannot be used any more. Look at the calls CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES. You will find all the methods (GUI_UPLOAD) that you required.

What is error you are getting?

Regards,

Ravi

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[Former Member]

hi Nikita,

Upload and Download FM are obsolete so as to function in a similar fashion...

for upload.

use <b>CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>FILE_OPEN_DIALOG</b> and then call GUI_UPLOAD FM.

for download.

use <b>CL_GUI_FRONTEND_SERVICES=>FILE_SAVE_DIALOG</b> and then call GUI_DOWNLOAD FM.

DATA W_WSU_FILENAME02 TYPE STRING.

DATA W_WSU_FILETYPE02 TYPE CHAR10.

W_WSU_FILETYPE02 = 'ASC'.

READ TABLE ITAB_FILE1_TABLE INDEX 1 INTO W_WSU_FILENAME02.

CALL FUNCTION <b>'GUI_UPLOAD'</b>

EXPORTING

FILENAME = W_WSU_FILENAME02

FILETYPE = W_WSU_FILETYPE02

HAS_FIELD_SEPARATOR = 'X'

TABLES

DATA_TAB = ITAB_INFILE

EXCEPTIONS

FILE_OPEN_ERROR = 1

FILE_READ_ERROR = 2

NO_BATCH = 3

GUI_REFUSE_FILETRANSFER = 4

INVALID_TYPE = 5

NO_AUTHORITY = 6

UNKNOWN_ERROR = 7

BAD_DATA_FORMAT = 8

HEADER_NOT_ALLOWED = 9

SEPARATOR_NOT_ALLOWED = 10

HEADER_TOO_LONG = 11

UNKNOWN_DP_ERROR = 12

ACCESS_DENIED = 13

DP_OUT_OF_MEMORY = 14

DISK_FULL = 15

DP_TIMEOUT = 16

OTHERS = 17

.

IF SY-SUBRC <> 0.

• MESSAGE ID SY-MSGID TYPE SY-MSGTY NUMBER SY-MSGNO

• WITH SY-MSGV1 SY-MSGV2 SY-MSGV3 SY-MSGV4.

ENDIF.

Regards,

Santosh

[Former Member]

Hi Nikita,

The UPLOAD Function Module is an obsolete Function Module. When you use this Function Module to upload data from Flat file , it will ask for the confirmation of the path that you have given, by displaying a dialog box. In that dialog box you can see the path and filetype you have given. You need to click on transfer button to continue.

GUI_UPLOAD Function Module also serves the purpose of uploading data.In that case, no extra dialog appears while handling BDC.

GUI_UPLOAD should work. I see no reason why it shouldn't work.

Can you specify what error you were encountering??

Regards,

SP.

[Former Member]

See to it that the FILENAME you are using in GUI_UPLOAD should be of type String while in UPLOAD it is of type RLGRAP-FILENAME

[Former Member]

HI

GOOD

UPLOAD->

Upload is when you use function Upload it prompts for a dailog box where in you need to key in the file location.

GUIUPLOAD->Retrieve data file from presentation server(Upload from PC)

DATA: i_file like rlgrap-filename value '/usr/sap/tmp/file.txt'.

DATA: begin of it_datatab occurs 0,

row(500) type c,

end of it_datatab.

CALL FUNCTION 'GUI_UPLOAD'

EXPORTING

filename = i_file

filetype = 'ASC'

TABLES

data_tab = it_datatab "ITBL_IN_RECORD[]

EXCEPTIONS

file_open_error = 1

OTHERS = 2.

THE FUNCTION IS ABSOLETE->THAT FUNCTION MODULE MIGHT BE NOT USE NOW A DAYS THATS WHY YOU R GETTING THAT ERROR MESSAGE.

THANKS

MRUTYUN

[Former Member]

Thanks for your responses

Sarvanthi can u plz bit elaborate your point

The error was smthing like FTP 004 (sm number) on the status bar

I tried to get information about it but not successed and than switched to UPLOAD function

[Former Member]

hi Nikitha,

the file name that u are passing to GUI_UPLOAD has to be declared as type string where in your previous FM UPLOAD it is declared as type RLGRP-FILENAME. Hope this is what Sravanthi is trying to tell you ...

Regards,

Santosh

[Former Member]

Thnaks everybody

I got the point

[Former Member]

hey Guyz

Can u plz tell me if thrz demo program explaining BDC techniques in SAP

[Former Member]

Nikita,

Here you should be able find some examples.

http://www.sap-img.com/bdc.htm

Regards,

Ravi

[Former Member]

Hi Nikita,

You can also find useful info from the site

Sappoint.com

Just check these pdf documents.

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/bdcconcept.pdf

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/bdcrec.pdf

http://www.sappoint.com/abap/files.pdf

Regards,

SP.